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My Life in a Pea Soup is Lisa Nops’ engrossing story about her journey to acceptance of life as it is. Her journey includes living in three different countries, coming to terms with her much-longed for daughter’s profound autism, and holding together the threads of her marriage. My Life in a Pea Soup was announced as the winner of the Finch Memoir Prize on Saturday 19 May at SWF. The prize is worth $10,000 and publication.

‘This writer wasn’t afraid of the truth, of admitting her frailties – and I felt for her all the way, especially at the end where she finally understands her life will never be any different and that dreaming of miracles is a fool’s game … The story stayed with me too, which is the real test.’ – Susan Duncan, author of Salvation Creek and The Briny Café

‘My Life in a Pea Soup is really compelling, full of honesty, with incredibly vivid scenes that really stay with you … (This) is an important book for people with a connection to autism …’ – Richard Glover, ABC radio broadcaster, author of The Mud House

About the Author

Lisa Nops is a full-time carer for her daughter Sally and teaches English as a second language on a part-time basis. She lives in Sydney with her family and is available for talks to book clubs and other interested parties.

The Finch Memoir Prize

The prize is $10,000 and publication.
This year's judges:
Jacqueline Kent - writer, editor and scriptwriter. Her biographies are The Making of Julia Gillard, An Exacting Heart: The story of Hephzibah Menuhin and A Certain Style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life
Susan Duncan - writer and editor. Her books include Salvation Creek, The House at Salvation Creek, A Life on Pittwater and The Briny Cafe
Richard Glover - ABC 702 presenter and author of numerous books including Why Men are Necessary and more News from Nowhere, The Mud House and Desperate Husbands

'My Life in a Pea Soup is really compelling, full of honesty, with incredibly vivid scenes that really stay with you... (This) is an important book for people with a connection with autism...' - Richard Glover, ABC radio broadcaster and author of The Mud House. 'This writer wasn't afraid of telling the truth, of admitting her frailties - and I felt for her all the way, especially at the end where she finally understands her life will never be any different and that dreaming of miracles is a fool's game.' - Susan Duncan, author of Salvation Creek and The Briny Cafe.

ISBN: 9781921462320
ISBN-10: 1921462329
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 19th May 2012
Publisher: Finch Publishing
Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 15.2  x 1.7
Weight (kg): 0.258